The Trust Initiative is a provincial- level research project that one of the Island Health researcher/scientific advisors that works with the Quality portfolio is running. They are particularly looking for the physician voice – please consider completing a 10 minute survey to ensure they have it! Link here: https://trustinitiative.ca/ What […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Collaborating with the Health Authority was a strong theme last year, and we’re very pleased to recognize the work of Dr. Jody Anderson and Dr. Anne Crawford. Since […]
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Our inaugural Multicultural Mixer was a wonderful way to bring together physician families to celebrate their cultures, traditions, and food. We were delighted and honoured to learn from colleagues about their Malaysian, Indian, Persian, Jewish, Mauritian, Korean, Norwegian, English, Jamaican, and Chinese cultures. Between the delicious food, the thoughtful and […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Thanks to a thoughtful nomination by Alanna Black and Dr. Adam Thomas, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Susan Amundsen. Dr. Amundsen has been integral to the new […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. In the area of Innovation Leadership, we were delighted to also receive a nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann and Dr. Alicia Power recognizing Dr. Al Buckley. For many […]
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Island Health has developed an Anti-Racism and Discrimination position statement, with 3 upcoming opportunities for medical staff input. If you are interested in participating in a facilitated discussion on the position statement development and broader DEI work, please email MedStaffDevelopment@islandhealth.ca (Zoom link for engagement session will be shared via email). […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. This year, we have two awards recognizing Innovation Leadership. Nominated by Dr. Alicia Power, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Michael Chen. Because most of Michael’s days are […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Our first award goes to two very familiar faces to those working at VGH and RJH. As nominated by Dr. Alicia Power and Dr. Catherine Jenkins, we recognize […]
Read moreThe Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum (PVPC) provides medical staff with strategies to prevent and de-escalate violent situations in the workplace. The recently redesigned curriculum consists of two modules: The first component is an online module (1.5hours) and is a required learning module for all medical staff. This course is accredited. […]
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As the IHealth team and partners continue to roll out advanced functions of the electronic health record (EHR) across the region, we took a look at 11 ways this multi-year project contributes to safer, quality patient care and a better experience for care teams. Barcode scanning of medications and patient […]
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